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- StarsDavid McCallumRichard HefferPaul ChapmanThe series deals with Allied prisoners of war imprisoned at Colditz Castle and their many attempts to escape captivity, as well as the relationships formed between the various nationalities and their German captors.
- StarsAnthony ValentineChristopher StrauliVictor BrooksMost people know A.J. Raffles only as a gentleman of leisure and a top-rated cricketer, but he is also "the amateur Cracksman", an expert jewel thief. Alternately aided and hindered by his old friend, Bunny Manders, Raffles cuts a dashing swathe across Edwardian England, helping himself to the baubles of the very rich, sometimes playing amateur sleuth or crime fighter, and generally enjoying himself.
- CreatorMichael HirstStarsJonathan Rhys MeyersHenry CavillAnthony BrophyEpic series reveals the scandalous life of a young king whose affairs and obsession with producing a male heir changed marriage, the church, and the world.
- CreatorRobert A. CinaderStarsJohn PickardDave WillockMichael HinnCaptain Shanks Adams is in charge of the real Ft. Lowell in this syndicated fictional series set in the dangerous Arizona territory, where Adams combats all sorts of trials assisted by his scout Luke Cummings and Lt. Binning.
- CreatorDavid MilchStarsDustin HoffmanDennis FarinaJohn OrtizA television series centered around characters who are tied to the same horse-racing track.
- StarsLarry WardJack ElamChad EverettMarshal Ragan and his Deputies maintain the peace in the Badlands of the Dakota Territory.
- StarsMacdonald CareyJohn DoucetteJoan GranvilleCases taken from the files and case histories of renowned Philadelphia defense attorney Herbert L. Maris.
- StarsDane ClarkGeorge BrentMercedes McCambridgeAdventures of three globetrotting reporters working for an international wire service.
- CreatorDebbie HorsfieldStarsAidan TurnerEleanor TomlinsonJack FarthingRoss Poldark returns home after the American Revolutionary War and rebuilds his life with a new business venture, making new enemies and finding a new love where he least expects it.
- StarsRoger MooreDorothy ProvineJeff YorkA pair of adventurers are intent on swindling travellers bound for the Yukon Territories during the height of the Klondike Gold Rush.
- CreatorDon Carlos DunawayRon LeibmanSam RolfeStarsRon LeibmanGeorge WynerPatrick O'NealThe cases of former car thief-turned-criminal attorney Martin "Kaz" Kazinski.
- CreatorFrank BaronStarsRobert RockwellJean WillesBethel LeslieThe adventures of an insurance investigator for the Blackhawk Insurance Co. in the Old West.
- StarsBruno CremerAlexandre BrasseurJean-Claude FrissungThe pragmatic, reserved and refined Maigret investigates murders in his singular unhurried manner and inevitably discovers the truth.
- StarsWayne RogersRichard EyerRobert BrayLuke Perry and Simon Kane, accompanied by Simon's young son David, run a stagecoach line in the Old West, where they come across a wide variety of ladies in distress, killers, and robbers.
- StarsJohn ConteBurt DouglasKarl SwensonA syndicated anthology series adapted from stories published in the Saturday Evening Post magazine.
- CreatorPaul HarrisonStarsStanley HollowayAudrey TotterFrank MaxwellAlice and Duncan MacRoberts are looking forward to an unexpected inheritance from Scotland but then are surprised when it's a servant. Higgins is a prim butler who lends a hand with the three adventuresome children while the youngsters help Higgins become a bit more relaxed.
- CreatorMatt MurrayKal PennStarsKal PennKiran DeolMoses StormGarrett Modi (Kal Penn) is a former New York city councilman who finds his calling when faced with immigrants in need of his help and in search of the American Dream.
- CreatorMaya ErskineAnna KonkleSam ZviblemanStarsMaya ErskineAnna KonkleMelora WaltersThe comedic story of middle school seen through the eyes of two 7th grade girls dealing with the awkwardness of being a teenager.
- CreatorLeslye HeadlandNatasha LyonneAmy PoehlerStarsNatasha LyonneCharlie BarnettGreta LeeA cynical young woman in New York City keeps dying and returning to the party that's being thrown in her honor on that same evening. She tries to find a way out of this strange time loop.
- StarsWalter MatthauWallace RooneyRobert SorrellsSpecial Agent Lex Rogers of the Florida Sheriff's Bureau travels the state to assist local police departments fight crime in their jurisdiction.
- StarsDonald MayLarry ThorLew GalloDramatic series of actual people and events at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York.
- StarsRobert PowellA series of celebrity couples originally produced by the BBC for the Internet. Only a few episodes were also shown on TV on the BBC2 channel. Only 8 episodes were shown at the end of 1997 on German television.
- StarsMillicent MartinPat FinleyPeter JonesThe misadventures of a pair of wacky stewardesses.
- StarsPaul Sun-Hyung LeeJean YoonAndrea BangThe misadventures of a Korean-Canadian family running a convenience store.
- CreatorBob TerryRobert A. CinaderJerry BriskinStarsBob TerryStuart RandallRare unsold western TV show pilots, anthology and western series episodes. Neglected for years some never transferred to digital format until now. Hundreds of shows are being rescued for this series.
- StarsBarry NelsonGeorge TobiasEric ClaveringStarring Barry Nelson and George Tobias. Western Series dealing with stories connected to the Hudson's Bay Company and its fur trade shortly after North America was colonized. Trappers, Explorers, Native Americans, French and British alike all traveled the territory seeking their fortunes and finding fame and adventure.
- CreatorLeonardo FasoliStefano BisesRoberto SavianoStarsSalvatore EspositoMarco D'AmoreIvana LotitoCiro disregards tradition in his attempt to become the next boss of his crime syndicate. The internal power struggle puts him and his entire family's life at risk.
- CreatorStan JonesMort BriskinStarsJohn BromfieldStan JonesRoy EngelWhile this sounds like a western, "The Sheriff of Cochise" was a contemporary police drama set in Cochise County, Arizona. Stories seemed strangely similar to "Highway Patrol," emphasizing fist fights and car chases rather than gunplay. Tough Sheriff Frank Morgan was eventually promoted to U.S. Marshall and given the entire state of Arizona to keep under control (the series title would subsequently change to U.S. MARSHAL and remain in syndication until 1960). Singer Stan Jones was the series creator but departed the show in 1958. A total of 156 episodes were produced under both titles.
- CreatorMort BriskinStarsJohn BromfieldJames GriffithRobert BrubakerUnited States Marshal (renamed from Sheriff of Cochise) is a crime drama set in Tuscon, Arizona about a U.S. Marshal fighting crime.
- CreatorDavid S. GoyerDamian KindlerStarsCameron CuffeGeorgina CampbellShaun SiposThe untold story of Superman's grandfather as he fights for justice on his home planet.
- StarsRobert BeattyJohn HowlettRichard BebbRobert Beatty stars as Detective Inspector Mike Maguire, a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman posted to New Scotland Yard, in this popular 1950s series depicting London's fight against crime.
- CreatorSimon MirrenDavid WolstencroftStarsGeorge BlagdenAlexander VlahosTygh RunyanIn 1667, 28-year-old all-powerful king of France, Louis XIV, decides to build the greatest palace in the world - Versailles. But drained budget, affairs and political intrigues complicate things.
- CreatorBarry LangfordBenjamin RossStarsSean BeanRichie CampbellTom WardInspector John Marlott investigates a series of crimes in 19th Century London, which may have been committed by a scientist intent on re-animating the dead.
- CreatorAlfred GoughMiles MillarStarsDaniel WuOrla BradyEmily BeechamA mighty warrior and a young boy with supernatural powers search for enlightenment in a ruthless post-apocalyptic America controlled by feudal barons.
- CreatorNeil BiswasStan LeeStarsJames NesbittSienna GuilloryDarren BoydFrom the mind of comic book legend Stan Lee comes a bold new action crime series about a brilliant but flawed police officer with the power to control luck.
- StarsTuppence MiddletonSophie RundleAlexandra MoenDrama set within the fictional realms of Charles Dickens critically acclaimed novels, bringing together some of his most iconic characters as their lives intertwine in 19th century London.
- CreatorJohn FuscoStarsLorenzo RichelmyBenedict WongJoan ChenIn a world replete with greed, betrayal, sexual intrigue and rivalry, "Marco Polo" is based on the famed explorer's adventures in Kublai Khan's court in 13th century Mongolia.
- StarsBrian KellyJohn AshleyAsa MaynorScott and Clipper are partners in the Straightaway Garage, where they design, build, and service racing cars.
- CreatorRobin FrenchKieron QuirkeStarsGreg DaviesHelen BaxendaleTyger Drew-HoneyCuckoo is every parent's worst nightmare - a slacker full of outlandish, New Age ideas.
- StarsRyan HansenKyle GallnerViet NguyenRyan Hansen tries to put together a Dick Casablancas-centric television spin-off, calling on his pals to help him get the show off the ground.
- StarsPark Bo-gumPark So-damByeon Woo-seokTwo actors and a makeup artist fight to make their own way in a world that weighs the backgrounds they were born into more than their dreams.
- CreatorSøren SveistrupStarsSofie GråbølMorten SuurballeLars MikkelsenPolice detective Sarah Lund investigates difficult cases with personal and political consequences.
- CreatorVeena SudStarsMireille EnosJoel KinnamanBilly CampbellA police investigation, the saga of a grieving family, and a Seattle mayoral campaign all interlock after the body of 17-year-old Rosie Larsen is found in the trunk of a submerged car.
- CreatorSally WainwrightStarsSarah LancashireSiobhan FinneranJames NortonYorkshire-based crime drama centering on the personal and professional life of Police Sergeant Catherine Cawood.
- CreatorChris LangStarsSanjeev BhaskarJordan LongCarolina MainLondon detectives investigate crimes from the past, unravelling secrets left buried for years.
- CreatorMåns MårlindHans RosenfeldtBjörn SteinStarsSofia HelinRafael PetterssonSarah BobergWhen a body is found on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, right on the border, Danish inspector Martin Rohde and Swedish Saga Norén have to share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer.
- CreatorElwood ReidBjörn SteinMeredith StiehmStarsDemián BichirDiane KrugerThomas M. WrightTwo detectives work together to take down a serial killer operating on both sides of the Texas-Chihuahua border.
- StarsLloyd NolanClark HowatRaymond BaileyExploits of a US Treasury Special Agent Philip Conroy (SA-7).
- StarsGeoffrey KeenPhilip LathamRay BarrettAdventure drama series based around the fictitious Mogul Oil Company and the exploits of its chief "troubleshooter", Peter Thornton (Ray Barrett).
- CreatorJames MitchellStarsEdward WoodwardRussell HunterLisa LangdonDavid Callan is the top agent/assassin for the Security Service (British counterintelligence), but he is an embittered man who performs his duties "for Queen and country" under duress. This bleak, "Spy who Came in from the Cold"-style espionage drama concentrates on the seamy underside of covert operations: assassinations, blackmail and dirty dealing.
- StarsRonnie BarkerDavid JasonLynda BaronArkwright is a miserly and eccentric shopkeeper with a stammer, who longs to marry his lifelong love Nurse Gladys. He runs a small town grocery store along with his errand boy and nephew, Granville and a particularly dangerous till.
- CreatorMeredith AverillStarsAimee TeegardenMatt LanterGrey DamonAbout an epic romance between a human girl and an alien boy when he and others of his kind are integrated into a suburban high school 10 years after they landed on Earth and were consigned to an internment camp.
- CreatorChristopher MarkusStephen McFeelyStarsHayley AtwellJames D'ArcyEnver GjokajIn 1946, Peggy Carter is relegated to secretarial duties in the Strategic Scientific Reserve (SSR). When Howard Stark is accused of treason, he secretly recruits Peggy to clear his name with the help of his butler, Edwin Jarvis.
- CreatorMarc CherryStarsAna OrtizDania RamirezRoselyn SanchezFour Latina maids with ambition and dreams of their own work for the rich and famous in Beverly Hills.
- CreatorAdrian HodgesStarsLuke PasqualinoTom BurkeSantiago CabreraSet on the streets of 17th-century Paris, "The Musketeers" gives a contemporary take on the classic story about a group of highly trained soldiers and bodyguards assigned to protect King and country.
- CreatorJack AmielMichael BeglerStarsClive OwenAndré HollandJeremy BobbA look at the professional and personal lives of the staff at New York's Knickerbocker Hospital during the early part of the twentieth century.
- StarsPaul McGannSean PertweeDavid MorrisseyZero Hour dramatizes the hour leading up to some of the most memorable historical events as they unfold minute by minute. The focus of the series isn't the event itself, but the individual moments that culminate in the actual event. The aim of Zero Hour is to experience history just before it became history.
- CreatorFrank SpotnitzStarsAlexa DavalosLuke KleintankRufus SewellIn a dystopian America dominated by Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, a young woman discovers a mysterious film that may hold the key to toppling the totalitarian regimes.
- CreatorJames ShoresScott SwoffordStarsJonathan Morgan HeitRichard GunnCharlie PlummerWhen a mysterious object falls from the sky and an Army base explodes, three young amateur sleuths try to unveil the secrets of the small town.
- StarsImogene CocaJames MillhollinDee J. ThompsonGrindl is an employee of Foster Temporary Service, and her boss Anson Foster accepts a variety of jobs for his employees. Grindl works at everything from babysitting to theater ticket-taker, always finding unique ways to accomplish her tasks.
- StarsBarry SullivanAndrew PrineBrenda ScottBen Pride leads wife Elizabeth and children into 1860's Kansas with the difficult task of homesteading. The family faces various adversities as the try to tame the land. Joining Ben is his father Tom and brother-in-law bachelor Chance Reynolds.
- CreatorRobert A. CinaderStarsJeff MorrowJudson PrattSusan CummingsBart McClelland supervises rail construction for Union Pacific west of Omaha dealing with everything from marauders to land issues. He's aided by surveyor Billy Kincaid and Georgia who runs the mobile Golden Nugget saloon.
- StarsShirl ConwayZina BethuneMichael TolanThe story takes place in a large hospital and revolves around two nurses, Liz Thorpe (Shirl Conway), the older head nurse, and Gail Lucas, the naive student nurse. The two nurses were joined by doctors in 1964 and these doctors tried to help the nurses resolve moral and ethical problems.
- StarsAshley Victoria RobinsonJason InmanCarshénah JeffersonA comical behind-the-scenes interpretation of the original Star Trek series from the perspective of Ensign Williams, a red-shirted security officer who somehow manages never to be killed. Each episode corresponds to an episode of the original series.
- CreatorMichael J. BirdStarsIan HendryWanda VenthamAnthony StambouliehA war veteran and his wife, unknowingly a secret agent, run a Greek island bar. When she's activated on a mission and suspicions about him surface after a murder, their loyalty faces a test.
- StarsGig YoungJohn SavageBiff McGuireLife in a small Eastern town during the 1940s as seen through the eyes of a young newspaper reporter.
- StarsRichard MulliganMariette HartleyVictor FrenchSam Garret plays brave TV cowboy star Jed Clayton but the problem is he's uncoordinated, scared of horses and has allergies. Wife Ruth, son Bobby, and neighbors the Gilmans like Sam as the average guy he is.
- CreatorJohn WellsStarsRay LiottaVirginia MadsenSimon BakerA drama about the lives of a crew of professional criminals.
- StarsLori MartinAnn DoranJames McCallionVelvet Brown lives on a dairy farm with her parents Martha and Herbert, her brother Donald, her sister Edwina, and ex-jockey Mi Taylor; Edwina has a boyfriend named Teddy. Velvet owns a beautiful horse, King, whom she hopes will run in the Grand National Steeplechase someday.
- StarsWendell CoreyMarsha HuntPatty McCormackTorey Peck is a twelve year old who's curiosity and impulsiveness often leads to trouble. Steve and Jennifer are her parents with Roger her brother. Trudy and Francesca are close friends.
- StarsJeff RichardsEugene MazzolaCyril DelevantiA widower with a young son starts a newspaper in a wild Western town.
- StarsDan DaileyJames NaughtonSharon GlessFrank Farady has spent 25 years in a South American jail for murdering his partner - a murder he didn't commit. He returns home to Los Angeles to find that his former secretary has given birth to his son Steve. As it turns out, Steve is also a private eye so the two team up to solve mysteries together...
- CreatorHarold SwantonStarsTom NolanSallie BrophyMike RoadAnnie O'Connell's boarding house in Buckskin, Montana, in 1880, is the setting for dramas unfolding for travelers and townies alike. Stories are seen through the eyes of 10-year-old Jody.
- StarsPeter LawfordPhyllis KirkAstaAmateur detectives Nick and Nora Charles investigate various crimes.
- CreatorErle Stanley GardnerHarry SteegerStarsLyle BettgerCarleton G. YoungRobert AndersonThe Court of Last Resort was founded by Erle Stanley Gardner in the 1950s. The team sought to reveal whether someone already found guilty might really be innocent. The show dramatized the original crime then followed the investigation. Actual cases were used.
- StarsJim DavisLang JeffriesNancy RennickThe missions of a rescue squad of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
- CreatorIrving BrecherStarsJackie CooperPatricia BreslinBernadetteSocrates "Sock" Miller joins the city council, clashing with the mayor John Peoples. Sock dates then marries his daughter Mandy complicating things. Sock has a basset named Cleo who shares her thoughts and best friend Rollo.
- StarsEdmond O'Brien
- CreatorSteven S. DeKnightStarsAndy WhitfieldLucy LawlessManu BennettThe life of Spartacus, the gladiator who lead a rebellion against the Romans. From his time as an ally of the Romans, to his betrayal and becoming a gladiator, to the rebellion he leads and its ultimate outcome.
- CreatorJoe GaytonTony GaytonStarsAnson MountColm MeaneyRobin McLeavyThe Civil War is past, but former Confederate soldier Cullen Bohannon can't put it behind him. Fresh are the memories of the death of his wife, killed at the hands of Union soldiers, an act that sets him on a course of revenge.
- StarsRichard BriersPenelope WiltonPeter EganMartin Bryce lives in a quiet suburban close with his wife Anne. He does his best to "organise" the leisure time of all of the other inhabitants of the close, running umpteen societies and doing "good works".
- StarsPenelope KeithWilliam GauntAnn GoslingWhen orphaned grandchildren become wards of retirees bound for France, the couple's plans change. The hostile, peculiar-eating children and resentful woman are met by the somewhat helpful housekeeper Liz.
- CreatorGeorge TibblesStarsAnn SheridanRuth McDevittDouglas FowleyThe setting is 1871 Wretched, Colorado, where the local sheriff is jealous of the popular Hanks family, who do a better job of keeping the peace.
- CreatorTerence WinterStarsSteve BuscemiKelly MacdonaldMichael ShannonAn Atlantic City politician plays both sides of the law by conspiring with gangsters during the Prohibition era.
- CreatorDavid O'LearyStarsAidan GillenMichael MalarkeyLaura MennellA tough US Air Force officer and a skeptical scientist investigate UFO and alien conspiracies as Cold War paranoia spreads.
- CreatorArt NapoleonJo NapoleonStarsKenneth TobeyCraig HillNancy HaleCharter helicopter pilots Chuck and P. T. solve crimes. Rescue people, perform tasks and more using their Bell helicopter, the star of the show;
- CreatorHarry Redmond Jr.StarsLarry PennellKen CurtisShug FisherA skydiver and a pilot, on their private airplane, are placed in unusual situations where their special skills and abilities are needed, leading them on exciting adventures from chasing dangerous criminals to performing difficult rescues.
- StarsLorne GreeneJames MasonRod SerlingIn my first post, I was talking about the film, Appointment with Destiny: The Last Days of John Dillinger (1971).
- CreatorRoy SteffensFriedrich SchillerStarsRoy SteffensBruce HaynesJack CahillFrom his secret laboratory, Captain Z-Ro and his associates use their time machine, the ZX-99, to learn from the past and plan for the future.
- StarsLeslie NielsenA series of true-life adventure films about men and women who are scientists, explorers and adventurers, both professional and amateur.
- CreatorChristopher CroweZachary CroweStarsJonathan LaPagliaDon FranklinJustina VailAn ex-CIA is the point man for a government organization dedicated to time traveling to correct errors that occurred in the previous week.
- CreatorClarence GreeneRussell RouseStarsMike ConnorsJesse WhiteTed de CorsiaMike Connors played an unnamed police undercover Agent who infiltrated organized crime to expose the leaders and their plots. His name changed with each episode in order to protect him.
- CreatorNorman BaraschCarroll MooreStarsMcLean StevensonBarbara StuartMadge WestMac and Peggy Ferguson face the opposite of an empty nest in small-town Ohio when their two grown children and two grandchildren move in. Son Chris is returning to school while Janet is divorcing. Joining them is Peggy's mother.
- CreatorGy WaldronNorman LearStarsMcLean StevensonOlivia BarashJack DodsonThe relationship between a stuffed-shirt priest and a liberal nun that run a Baltimore mission.
- CreatorHoward LeedsStarsLarry StorchBilly De WolfeCarl BallantineLarry Storch and Carl Ballantine team up as cruise ship officers always scheming under the ever suspicious eye of their first officer (Billy DeWolfe.)
- CreatorCy HowardStarsEddie Foy Jr.Lynn LoringVictor MaddernFormer World War II buddies Eddie Walker of New York City and Tommy Finch of London, England decide to swap teenage daughters Patty and Heather for a year.
- CreatorDavid GuarascioMoses PortStarsDan ByrdAdhir KalyanAmy PietzA young Muslim student from Pakistan is sent to live with a Christian family in Wisconsin as part of a foreign exchange program.
- StarsBurt KwoukClemence BettanyCarlos ThompsonArgentinian shipping agent Carlos Varela (Carlos Thompson) finds that the people using his services often need a lot more of his help than purely shipping goods.
- StarsCraig StevensTracy ReedPaul MaxwellMichael Strait is a high-flying photo-journalist and a real Man of the World. His business takes him to every corner of the world and every corner of society and with his eye for trouble it proves to be an irresistible combination.
- StarsRon HayesGordon CasellSteve BrodieIn this syndicated series, Lincoln Vail was a local law enforcement official patrolling the wilderness area in his airboat. He had frequent dealings with the local Seminoles and worked diligently to protect the wildlife.